Baragada: Baragada police seized 1,200 bottles of cough syrup from a pickup van near Balijuri Market on the Baragada–Barpali road on Saturday and arrested one person, while two others allegedly involved in the consignment escaped.
Personnel of Baragada Sadar police station intercepted the vehicle near Balijuri and seized the cough syrup, identified as Corex, along with the Mahindra pickup van and a tarpaulin.
According to police, the consignment was being transported from Bhubaneswar to Baragada. The arrested person has been identified as Akash Bag of Ekamra Chhak in Baragada.
Baragada Superintendent of Police said efforts were underway to trace and arrest the two other suspects who fled the spot.
The seizure comes amid intensified police action against the illegal liquor trade ahead of the upcoming college elections and Durga Puja. Police have stepped up patrolling, excise raids and motor vehicle checks at various locations across the district.
